Roybi, the maker of a pill-shaped robot to teach language and math skills to young children, has acquired additional technology to power its educational features. The Mountain View, Calif.-based ...

Kuri, the robotic home companion from Bosch-backed startup Mayfield Robotics, may be a few months from launch, but the team isn’t resting on its laurels. On Thursday, Mayfield pulled back the curtains ...

Barking voice commands at a phone, car, computer, or a dedicated voice assistant like Alexa, is pretty commonplace these days, but these systems are usually designed with an adult manner of speaking ...

Children can do lots of things that robots and computers have trouble with. Climbing stairs, for example, is a tough thing for a robot. Recognizing objects is another area where humans are generally ...